Bexar Archives reveal Texas independence roots
The UT translated Bexar Archives discuss Texas path to independence, noting Anglo American settlement, Spanish control, and repeated Indian conflicts. A 1824 letter from Jose Maria Zambrano to Don Juan Quzman details raids by the Tahuayas and Comanche pressure, demanding troop aid and peace terms, warning of potential unrest without timely action.
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Bexar
University of Texas
North American
Province of Texas
Department of Berar
State of Texas
Tejas
New Spain
San Jacinto
Texas
Austin
Joan Haggard-Villasana
Spain
Mr. Villasana
Mexico
la Salle
Garcitas Creek
St. Dennis
Augustin de Iturbide
Republic
Mexico City
Don Juan Quzman
Interior
Jose
Maria Zambrano
Thanksgiving Visit Highlights in Fort Worth Families
Mr and Mrs W B Cayce and children from Fort Worth spent Thanksgiving with Drs Farley and Felts. The display of toys at McIntosh 5c to 7 00 Store showcases local shopping festivities and seasonal cheer.
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McIntosh
W. B. Cayce
Fort Worth
Mmes
F. W. Farley
R. C. Felts
Ten Thousand NYA Jobs For Texas Youths Urged To Stay in School
Austin November 30 Ten thousand part time jobs are ready for Texas boys and girls under the NYA and WPA programs. Kellam assistant director of the National Youth Administration says eligibility ages 16 to 25 apply and registration with the National Re employment Service is required. Youths in school are urged to continue schooling and not drop out to take NYA work. Wages in Harris County on WPA or NYA projects run about 1.82 for seven hours per day with 23 hours per 15 day period, and classifications range from unskilled to professional.
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Austin
Texas
J. C. Kellum
National Youth Administration
WPA
NYA
Kellam
National
NRS
Harris County
Pyorrhea Described By Health Official In Austin
Austin health officer Dr. John W. Brown describes pyorrhea as a chronic jaw and gum disease affecting adults after middle life. It begins at the gum margin with swelling and redness and can progress to bone and ligament involvement if untreated. Proper dental hygiene and removal of tartar and dead tissue are key to cure, while disease is not contagious.
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Austin
Texas
John W. Brown
Christmas Seals On Sale In Texas Statewide Drive
Texas Tuberculosis Association and affiliates launch the annual Christmas Seal sale opened on Thanksgiving Day. The seals feature a 1860s girl posting a letter and fund the organized fight against tuberculosis. Director Miss Pansy Nichols notes the era image ties to consumption awareness and youth protection.
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Texas Tuberculosis Association
Pansy Nichols
International Fight Mobilizes To Fight Tuberculosis Seals
Forty one nations under the International Union Against Tuberculosis unite to sell Christmas Seals starting Thanksgiving Day. Dr Z T Scott of the Texas Tuberculosis Association says the global effort supports funding and shared control methods, linking worlds beyond borders in a common battle against TB.
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International Union Against Tuberculosis
Dy. Z. T. Scott
Texas Tuberculosis Association
United States
Dr Scott
National Tuberculosis Association
Monuments and memorial markers inquiry noted
A reader seeks prices and suggestions for monuments or memorial markers from J. M. Mauldin in Richlani Springs Rt. The message requests information on options and cost.
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J. M. Mauldin
Richlani Springs
Card of Thanks for Lou Edwards’s Family
The Mitchell and Edwards families thank friends and neighbors of San Saba and Cherokee for sympathy during the illness and death of Mrs. Lou Edwards. May God bless you.
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San Saba
Cherokee
Lou Edwards
W. W. Mitchell
E. L. Edwards
F. J. Tom
Cherokee By Ranchman Cherokees Social Roundup
Mrs J B G Hillman returned from Austin after weeks with Thomson family and others. Thanksgiving guests included Hart family and Thaxton family. Breazeales visited Kilgore near Rochelle. Land family from San Saba stayed with Ballinger. Davenport began teaching in Locker. Aly Ashley of San Saba visited. Sessions family from Brownwood attended Lou Edwards funeral. May McCurdy visiting in Brownwood. Louis Smithwick to Del Rio to buy furs. Edythe Rich spent Thanksgiving with Riley family in Waco.
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J. B. G. Hillman
Austin
Rem Thomson
George Gray
Flora Melton
W. B. Hart
Edward
Thompson Thaxton
Amy
Hal Breazeale
Mildred
J. B. Kilgore
Rochelle
J. J. Land
San Saba
Chancey Ballinger
T. A. Davenport
Locker
Aly Ashley
Oscar Gray
John M. Sessions
Mark Sessions
Brownwood
Lou Edwards
May McCurdy
Walter May
Masonic Notice for San Saba Lodge Meeting Dec 7
San Saba Lodge No 612 A F and A M holds regular meeting Saturday night December 7 at 8 oclock Work in the Fellowcraft degree Refreshments served All members urged to attend Visiting members welcome W M B R Allison Secretary Arch Woods
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San Saba Lodge No
A. F
A. M
B. R. Allison
W. M. Arch Woods
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Bexar Archives
la Bahia
Brazos
Colorado
Don Augustin de Yturbide
Varios
San Luis
Iam
Ellworth’s
No Way Beauty
East Wallace Street
J. D. Estep
San Saba, Texas
T. B
Louis Smithwick
del Rio
Edythe Rich
Mrs. A. L. Riley
Waco
MAIL
URAC
Press International
Universal Wire Service
San Antonio
Texa
Exac
R. S. Crain
R. J. Bostic Gin CO
Dad
Mother
Magnolia
Wade Thomas
Hotel San Saba
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